I remember Cable & Tweed posting last Friday about a free Deerhunter show that was to happen that night at Lenny’s in Atlanta. Well, The Tripwire reported on their site of what happened soon after the show as singer Bradford Cox and guitarist Lockett Pundt were robbed at gunpoint. The scary details were documented on the band’s blog, and i’m definitely glad the members were able to get out of the situation unscathed.
Via Deerhunter Blog | Last Night
“We got a friendly homecoming surprise last night in Atlanta when Lockett and I got robbed at gunpoint after our show at Lenny’s last night. We literally had just walked off the stage and I was pretty wasted. Lockett was trying to take care of me and get me home. He grabbed my guitar and my stuff and we walked to his car which was parked about a block away from Lenny’s because it was so crowded. I heard a commotion behind us but like I said I was pretty out of it. I just opened the door to the car and collapsed in the passenger seat. Then I heard all this yelling and I hear this loud metallic banging on the window and look up and there is a gun in my face and a guy yelling “get the fuck out the car man” I stumbled out and see the other guy has Lockett with his arms spread on the roof of his car and is patting him down. Lockett was begging them to leave me alone. The guy put his gun up to my temple and said “give me EVERYTHING motherfucker I aint fucking with you” I just mumbled something and he put his hands in my pants and took everything I had. My cellphone, my wallet (empty except for credit / bank cards which kristin immidietly cancelled, and about 450 dollars in cash I had for my rent.) They also got all of Lockett’s money. They even took my fucking Camel Ultralights and Orange Bic. All I can say is that I’m glad we are not dead. Or more specifically, I am REALLY glad they didn’t hurt Lockett. He was just trying to help me get home and would not have even been there at that time otherwise.”
Very scary stuff indeed. Definitely one reason I’m afraid to go to shows in Atlanta by myself. I’m sure that could happen anywhere, but still. Hopefully the band aren’t faced with something like that again once they go back out on the road for a fall tour starting in August.
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Ah, just depends on the neighborhood re: going solo. Lenny’s is not in a good one, and is very close to really bad ones.
I guess Atlanta can be worse then Detroit; lol